I agree that a lot of people are working just for the money. Many others are working for the money…but also doing what they dream. I have a friend who works at a good paying job and it gives her the ability to do her dream; running a horse rescue operation here in the State of Washington.

I have another friend who is making good money working in exactly the job she loves to do.

Both of the situations are extremes; most of us fall in the middle somewhere. I’d just caution that we can only control what we can control and not broad-brush the rest of humanity as not meeting our standards. There are usually some good reasons why people work where they do, even in jobs they don’t like (for example: having health insurance in a job you don’t like because your spouse is laid off…).

Just remember that if you achieve all your dreams before you start your career, you won’t be very enthused about working. So achieve what you want to do now and then figure out the next big thing to do and find work that will help you accomplish it. We all need the enthusiasm.

Thanks for the comments; they are appreciated.

I agree that a lot of people are working just for the money. Many others are working for the money…but also doing what they dream. I have a friend who works at a good paying job and it gives her the ability to do her dream; running a horse rescue operation here in the State of Washington.

I have another friend who is making good money working in exactly the job she loves to do.

Both of the situations are extremes; most of us fall in the middle somewhere. I’d just caution that we can only control what we can control and not broad-brush the rest of humanity as not meeting our standards. There are usually some good reasons why people work where they do, even in jobs they don’t like (for example: having health insurance in a job you don’t like because your spouse is laid off…).

Just remember that if you achieve all your dreams before you start your career, you won’t be very enthused about working. So achieve what you want to do now and then figure out the next big thing to do and find work that will help you accomplish it. We all need the enthusiasm.

Thanks for the comments; they are appreciated.

I understood the purpose of the article, and I was probably just acting on angst. Everyday, I meet people that are unhappy with what they’re doing and are in it for the money. It makes me sick. I really do beleive that the overwhelming majority of people are in work for simple money. Money is important, and I have a way of aquiring it that relies on following my dreams, and doing what makes me happy. I’m delying my entry into the work place because I need time to realize my dreams. I just feel that most people sacrifice there dreams because they run after money. On one hand there is condition, and a need for money. And on the other hand there is just plan greed.

My opinions.

I understood the purpose of the article, and I was probably just acting on angst. Everyday, I meet people that are unhappy with what they’re doing and are in it for the money. It makes me sick. I really do beleive that the overwhelming majority of people are in work for simple money. Money is important, and I have a way of aquiring it that relies on following my dreams, and doing what makes me happy. I’m delying my entry into the work place because I need time to realize my dreams. I just feel that most people sacrifice there dreams because they run after money. On one hand there is condition, and a need for money. And on the other hand there is just plan greed.

My opinions.

First, whether you are working or not, it still costs money to live. Whether you get that money from earnings on a job or savings from a retirement account, it still is money. Utilizing all of the tools you can to effectively save money for a rainy day (or retirement) is smart, not stupid. If you can get a pension, great. If you can use the 401(k) and get a company match, great. To not save is, in fact, dangerous and greatly limits your choices of action in a difficult time.

Second, the vast majority of working people don’t work at the same place for 40 years. Doesn’t happen any more. Even if you work at a place for twenty years (as I did for one of my companies), I still had a different job within the company every 18 months or so — adding to my job skills and getting promoted.

To unilaterally say that people are “lazy people wanting to do the same stupid job every single day” is, at best, a gross exaggeration and greatly oversimplifies individual circumstances for working in a particular job.

There is a lot in America that I consider to be a “sorry state,” but none of them have anything to do with “lazy people.”

The point of the article is that the usual tools of saving for the future — pensions and company matches to 401(k) plans — are going away and each of us have to factor that into our savings plan. If you don’t want to factor in those tools for your life, it is certainly your choice.

I hope you enjoy your time off and delay in getting into the workplace. At some point you will have to earn money to live. Whether that is a small amount with a mobile lifestyle or riches and fame beyond belief is up to you.

First, whether you are working or not, it still costs money to live. Whether you get that money from earnings on a job or savings from a retirement account, it still is money. Utilizing all of the tools you can to effectively save money for a rainy day (or retirement) is smart, not stupid. If you can get a pension, great. If you can use the 401(k) and get a company match, great. To not save is, in fact, dangerous and greatly limits your choices of action in a difficult time.

Second, the vast majority of working people don’t work at the same place for 40 years. Doesn’t happen any more. Even if you work at a place for twenty years (as I did for one of my companies), I still had a different job within the company every 18 months or so — adding to my job skills and getting promoted.

To unilaterally say that people are “lazy people wanting to do the same stupid job every single day” is, at best, a gross exaggeration and greatly oversimplifies individual circumstances for working in a particular job.

There is a lot in America that I consider to be a “sorry state,” but none of them have anything to do with “lazy people.”

The point of the article is that the usual tools of saving for the future — pensions and company matches to 401(k) plans — are going away and each of us have to factor that into our savings plan. If you don’t want to factor in those tools for your life, it is certainly your choice.

I hope you enjoy your time off and delay in getting into the workplace. At some point you will have to earn money to live. Whether that is a small amount with a mobile lifestyle or riches and fame beyond belief is up to you.